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Jimmy Eat World formed in Mesa, Arizona, United States in 1993. They are associated with an array of genres including emo, alternative rock, indie rock and pop punk. Singer/guitarist Jim Adkins and drummer Zach Lind, who had been friends since kindergarten, joined forces with co-vocalist/guitarist Tom Linton and bass player Mitch Porter to try their hand at music. In its early years the band emulated the style of their punk rock influences, and they eventually recorded and released three singles and a full-length, self-titled album on local label Wooden Blue Records.
The name Jimmy Eat World did not refer to lead singer Jim Adkins. Tom Linton's younger siblings, Ed and Jimmy, fought constantly when they were younger. Jimmy, who was stronger and heavier, would usually win. On one instance, Ed, as revenge, drew a picture with crayons of Jimmy shoving the entire world into his gaping mouth with the caption, "Jimmy eat world." The picture, and by extension the band name, may have been inspired by an episode of the cartoon show 'Tiny Toon Adventures', where the main characters put on a student film festival. Dizzy Devil's film, "Dizzy Eat World", was a 5 second piece drawn crudely in crayon where Dizzy's gaping jaw engulfed the Earth.
In 1995 the band signed to Capitol Records. Around this time bass player Mitch parted ways with the band and was replaced by Linton's friend Rick Burch. After a brief scouting for producers, the band joined up with Drive Like Jehu drummer Mark Trombino to record their debut album Static Prevails.
In 1998 the band entered the studio again to record their follow-up, Clarity. Clarity was released in 1999, the band released a video for Lucky Denver Mint, which also featured on the soundtrack for the film Never Been Kissed. The band was dropped by Capitol in 1999. They released Singles in 2000 and some splits. In 2001 working for a third time with Trombino, the band recorded the album Bleed American. After searching for a new label, they eventually signed with Dreamworks. The completed album was released in July 2001. The current issue of the CD originally known as Bleed American was re-released as Jimmy Eat World after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Four singles were released: Bleed American, The Middle (Reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100), Sweetness (Reached #75) and A Praise Chorus (Reached #16 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart). The song The Authority Song was used as the theme music for the popular teen film 'Van Wilder'. The Middle landed Jimmy Eat World in the mainstream,and while Sweetness did a little worse, it still found success. Bleed American went platinum in a few months.
After lengthy touring in support of Bleed American the band regrouped to work on the follow-up in early 2004. Once again the band joined up with Trombino but the collaboration was short-lived. The band decided to part ways with Trombino, instead bringing in producer Gil Norton, well-known for his work with Pixies and Foo Fighters. Futures was released in October 2004 with lead single Pain immediately finding success in alternative radio and reaching #93 on the Billboard Hot 100. By this time, Dreamworks had been acquired by the much larger Interscope. Work and Futures became the other two singles to be released from the album, reaching #3 and #27 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart respectively. Simultaneous to the album launch was the release of a deluxe edition which included both the original album and demo versions of the same tracks. Additional demos from the Trombino sessions were later made available through the Jimmy Eat World Message Board, two of which, entitled Coming Home and Lying Dressed, would later become Disintegration and Closer, both of which featured on the Stay On My Side Tonight EP. Futures went gold by the end of 2004.
In 2004, the song Just Tonight appeared on the Electronic Arts video game "Burnout 3", and later that year Pain appeared on the Activision title; "Tony Hawk's Underground 2" as well as Rockstar's "Midnight Club 3".
The band later released an EP entitled Stay On My Side Tonight, released online on September 13, 2005, and on CD on October 4 of the same year. The EP featured songs recorded with producer Landon Stark as (unused) demos for the Futures album, as well as a cover of the Heatmiser song, Half Right and a remixed version of the song Drugs Or Me from the Futures album.
After a lengthy tour with Green Day, a joint-headliner with Taking Back Sunday across the US and sold-out concerts in Europe, Australia and Japan, the band regrouped to begin writing the follow-up to Futures in February 2006. A video series entitled 'A World of Adventure' was made available through the band's website during the tour, focusing mainly on guitarist Tom Linton.
Recording sessions for Jimmy Eat World's album, Chase This Light began on August 7, 2006. After a lengthy writing and recording period the mixing for this album began in June 2007. The lead single, Big Casino, was released on August 28 and the album itself on October 16. The album debuted at #5 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart selling about 62,000 copies in its first week. It also contains the song Carry You, originally written for Jim Adkins' side project, Go Big Casino.
The song Electable (Give It Up) from their 2007 album Chase This Light features in the Electronic Arts game "Burnout Paradise".
The band's seventh and latest album, Invented, was released on 28th September 2010 with the second track, My Best Theory, being released as a digital download single on 10th August 2010. The reception was good and sold just under 40,000 units in the first week.
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WASHINGTON (CBSMiamiAP) - Fifty years after the Cuban missile crisis kept those in South Florida, and in the nation, on edge, a new exhibit has open in Washington which recounts the showdown with the Soviet Union.
"To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis" is the first public showcase of Kennedy's recordings to replay tense conversations about national security from the Oval Office and Cabinet Room.
In the fall of 1962, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev ordered a secret deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba that were soon detected by U.S. spy planes. On Oct. 16 that year, President John F. Kennedy was briefed on photographic proof of the missile sites being developed.
U.S. officials determined from the size of the weapons that the medium-range missiles would be able to reach Washington, Dallas, Cape Canaveral or other sites within 1,000 miles of Cuba, likely within minutes. Soon after they learned of longer-range missiles in Cuba that could reach most of the country.
Kennedy's team debated how to respond but agreed the missiles would not be tolerated.
The ensuing standoff with Khrushchev over 13 days became "the most dangerous moments the world has ever faced, either before or since — the closest we came to nuclear destruction," said historian and journalist Michael Dobbs, who helped preview the National Archives exhibit.
Both Kennedy and Khrushchev had made mistakes leading to this point, Dobbs said. Khrushchev gambled by deploying nuclear weapons so far from the Soviet Union on the U.S. doorstep. And Kennedy fumbled his first major foreign policy crisis at the Bay of Pigs with the failed effort to topple Fidel Castro. The Kennedy administration's strategy called Operation Mongoose to overthrow Castro triggered a dramatic reaction from the Soviets.
The archives is displaying some once-secret documents for the first time, including diplomatic cables in Russian with Khrushchev's signature as he traded secret messages with Kennedy to negotiate a resolution, and personality sketches of Khrushchev and Castro by the CIA. Khrushchev was described as "an obtuse, rough-talking man" but shrewd and as having "a touch of a gambler's instinct."
There were also emergency plans developed for White House staff in case of an attack on Washington. One special assistant to the president was directed to go to Camp David in Maryland in case of attack.
"You don't really have to be an expert or Cold War historian to grasp the stark human drama that this story really is," said Stacey Bredhoff, curator of the Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston and of the exhibit.
The story from 50 years ago also could be a lesson for the future.
"I think one thing that this exhibit points out is that a nuclear confrontation can happen and it almost did happen. This happened almost 50 years ago, and it ended well," Bredhoff said. "But what we cannot take for granted is that these events can get beyond the control of leaders."
The archives lays out the crisis in chronological order with sounds of heated debates in the White House over whether to respond with military force. As Kennedy leaned toward issuing a blockade order to prohibit Soviet ships from sending more military supplies to Cuba, some military advisers thought it a weak response. Still, he prepared for the worst.
A draft speech was prepared that began, "This morning, I reluctantly ordered the armed forces to attack and destroy the nuclear buildup in Cuba." It was never delivered.
As the blockade went into effect, Soviet ships approached, along with submarines, leading to tense moments. Kennedy ordered small "depth charges" to be fired from U.S. ships to encourage the submarines to surface. What he didn't know was they were carrying nuclear-tipped tactical missiles and came close to using them.
"One of the things that struck me ... was the extent to which the president of the United States didn't really know and didn't fully control what was happening on the ground," said Dobbs, who has written a book on the crisis. "He didn't know that the Soviet Union had 42,000 troops on Cuba, ready to resist an American invasion."
By Oct. 28, 1962, Kennedy and Khrushchev made a final agreement through a radio broadcast from Moscow that the Soviets would begin dismantling the weapons. The U.S. agreed not to invade Cuba and to remove the ship blockade.
In addition to the exhibit, which opened last Friday, the National Archives and Kennedy Library have released more than 2,700 pages of material from the Robert F. Kennedy papers which were recently declassified, including documents related to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Library Director Tom Putnam said they include the attorney general's notes from national security meetings during the crisis and drafts of a memo he sent to the president after meeting with the Soviet ambassador.
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Small carved stones unearthed in a nearly 5,000-year-old burial could represent the earliest gaming tokens ever found, according to Turkish archaeologists who are excavating early Bronze Age graves.
Found in a burial at Basur Höyük, a 820- by 492-foot mound near Siirt in southeast Turkey, the elaborate pieces consist of 49 small stones sculpted in different shapes and painted in green, red, blue, black and white.
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British Library hands 200 years of history to Google
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The British Library is handing 250,000 books to Google for scanning into the Google Books project.
The Library had previously partnered with Microsoft which digitised books from the 19th century and Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks. The Library only owned one of the notebooks - the second was from Bill Gates' own collection.
The Google slurp will see 40 million pages scanned and made available on Google's site and through the British Library. All the works are out of copyright - Google's scanning of in-copyright books has caused trouble in the past. The search giant pays the cost of scanning.
Material includes books, pamphlets and magazines from 1700 to 1870 in several European languages.
The scanned books will also be available through the Europeana site, funded by the European Commission.
Dame Lynne Brindley, chief executive of BL, said: "In the nineteenth century it was an ambition of our predecessors to give everybody access to as much of the world's information as possible, to ensure that knowledge was not restricted to those who could afford private libraries. The way of doing it then was to buy books from the entire world and to make them available in Reading Rooms.
"We are delighted to be partnering with Google on this project and through this partnership believe that we are building on this proud tradition of giving access to anyone,"
Alongside the Google deal, the library is continuing work with Brightsolid, a subsidiary of DC Thomson, to digitise its newspaper collection. That deal was heavily criticised for effectively handing Brightsolid a monopoly.
We've asked the British Library what the financial implications of the deal are and why it dropped Microsoft, and we'll update the story should we hear back.
A spokesman for the British Library said the deal with Microsoft was simply different and there was no question of scale problems with its technology. He said the material scanned by Google would be free for users to access but Google was free to advertise alongside the content.
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Free association can create powerful private interests but it shouldn't, at least not in a just society, create powerful public interests. Indeed, an organization that moves from voluntary cooperation and education to reliance on the legislature to achieve its ends has overstepped its boundaries and become an enemy of what little liberty we have left on this continent. |
I can name a dozen or more organizations of this nature right off the top
of my head. Some of them are religious in nature, some political and some
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over the edge. But I never, not in a million years, thought any organization
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Bugle is, for those of you who are not familiar with it, the masthead of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The RMEF is an organization whose primary goal is to secure critical habitat for wild free ranging elk and other animals. They do this as such things should be accomplished through the purchase of critical lands via voluntary contributions and through selling memberships to the organization itself. In short, it is a charitable association of people who see value in the existence of wild places and wild critters. It is or at least was a non coercive entity that purchased private lands and made them (at least in a sense) public and accessible to all creatures, both two legged and four. But when I opened my latest issue of Bugle to the back page to take in as I always do Dan Crockett's eloquent "Good hunting" column , I was left to face the fact that, as an individual concerned with freedom first, I may be forced to cancel my membership with the RMEF. Montana, Canned Hunts and I For those of you "not in the know" there has been a lot of debate amongst the hunting community in past years particularly in Bugle magazine and other mainstream hunting and fishing rags over the issue of canned hunts. Canned hunts are a simple concept for simple people. They amount to little more than shooting fish in a barrel and, in my opinion, are strictly for those "hunters" lacking a degree of moral fibre. Indeed, sportsman who are concerned with public perception see the practice of hunting animals in enclosures regardless of size as a black eye to the honest pursuit of wild game. In fact, the issue has been so hot that in some states and provinces various special interests have risen to "put an end" to the practice of shooting penned in animals. A recent news release from the Montana Wildlife Federation tells the tale of how an issue of ethics has quickly been blown into an issue of law: On November 7, sportsmen and sportswomen won a key victory when Montanans voted to control the reckless game farm industry and put an end to unethical "canned hunts" on game farms. The initiative passed by a 52-48 margin.The news release from the MWF continues by stating that: Contrary to assertions made by game farmers in the weeks before the election, I-143 will not constitute a violation, or takings, of private property rights. Historical precedent and recent case law is clear: "No one has an absolute right to use his land in a way that may harm the public health or welfare, or that damages the quality of life of neighboring landowners, or of the community as a whole."Indeed, this is true. In a society of laws based on the right of individuals to hold and enjoy property no one has the right to use that property to violate the equal rights of others. But the assertion that this law does not violate property rights at least as a matter of reason does not hold water.
While penned hunts are certainly unethical from a "fair chase" point of view the fact remains that not everyone adheres to the same set of ethics, nor should they. And since owning, farming and killing elk in pens for pleasure does not directly infringe on the equal rights of others, banning its practice is indeed a violation of the property rights of those ranchers it serves precedence over. Only in rare cases where penned elk spread disease to neighbouring livestock or wildlife is there room for grievance. But this in and of itself is not sufficient reason to outlaw regardless of how unethical it may seem the practice of catering canned hunts. The Elk Foundation and Crockett's Confusion... I-143 passed into law almost undetected by my "bad law" radar and would have remained so if it weren't for Dan Crockett's most recent column in Bugle magazine. In it Crockett writes of the dying breaths of one of Montana's last elk hunting farms: The buy/sell on the biggest elk farm in Montana is down to the last niggling details. Len Wallace, owner of the 6,000 acre Big Velvet Ranch, has had enough of Big Sky Country."I want to move back to America," says Wallace. "America," snipes Crockett, "presumably, is some place where the people have not decreed by statewide ballot initiative that they don't want elk farms or any hunts that target domestically raised native big game animals held in captivity." Hmm. Actually Dan, rumour has it that America used to be a place where there was room enough for everyone. From Christians and atheists, hunters and vegetarians to potato farmers and even those despicable game ranchers. We used to tolerate one another out of respect for each individual's right to choose his or her own path in this world regardless of how unethical we deemed that path to be. Yet somehow, either through sheer stupidity or downright sloth we have arrived at the conclusion that since we can reach a 50.1 to 49.9 victory via the vote we may have the moral authority to do whatever to whomever we please. In short, America has gone from a democracy tempered by the rule of law and the rights of men to a majority rule dictatorship. But as history teaches us, having the majority on your side does not automatically make you right no matter how noble your cause may seem. So, in adopting this position Bugle and the RMEF have moved from what once made America great to what rots her from the inside out. Indeed, the idea that men should be ruled by the tyranny of the majority flies in the face of the very concept of freedom itself. And if the RMEF and their friends at the Montana Wildlife Federation had simply let the debate roar or ponied up the cash to buy those hunt farms out without getting the state involved then they'd still have my time and my cash. But instead they took the lazy way out and sought reconciliation through the use of the blunt and all too often wielded sword of government. In the end they've lowered themselves to the same level as PETA and their ilk. How unfortunate. How terribly tragic. Crockett and the Red Horde... "The good news is," continues Crockett, "that the future owner of the Big Velvet Ranch (who already owns 11,000 adjoining acres) plans to tear down the game proof fences and restore the area to its natural state.... Who knows, maybe the new owner will let a "horde" of happy volunteers help lay those fences low... we could heap up a fine pyre of fence poles, light a raucous bonfire. Some of us might even use our unfilled elk tags as tinder. We might raise a toast to America the land of the free." It's ironic or perhaps appropriate that Mr. Crockett uses the term "horde" to describe his gang of "defencers." Perhaps he doesn't realize that as long as in America the "horde" rules, America the "land of the free" will always be a distant republican myth. At any rate, I won't be renewing my membership to the RMEF this year. Indeed, I'd rather be an unethical "canned hunter" than a member of Crockett's red defencing "horde" any day. And I suspect this will be a hard pill for the hunting community and my local RMEF chapter to swallow. We've been so concerned with public perception and fuzzy wuzzy metaphors for so long that we've ultimately forgotten our roots. The truth is, public perception is far less important than remembering those few simple but profound words: that We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. I'm curious, I wonder what ever lead Mr. Crockett and crew to believe their vision of happiness was the right one? Ultimately, it is this simple recipe for living that should not only protect people like Mr. Wallace but our treasured hunting heritage as well. Respecting our differences and agreeing to disagree is the American way beating our ethical opponents into submission with the battered blade of the state is not. In the end if we cannot understand this, if we cannot embrace the simple principle of liberty, then our beloved heritage is already lost. As for Mr. Wallace, may you and your comrades forgive me and the others who did not know and I hope some day, for your sake and for mine, that you do find your America.
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Watch the video above: Home insurance premiums will likely be going up as a result of the ice storm. Sean Mallen reports.
TORONTO – Home owners should prepare to pay more for property insurance as the severe weather trend that has battered the country during the past year is expected to continue.
"There are more and more storms happening, and we're seeing extreme weather events that happened once every 40 years… that can now be expected to happen once every six years," said Pete Karageorgos, manager of consumer and industry relations at the Insurance Bureau of Canada.
"Trends for the last few years have been that we're seeing storms occur with greater regularity so the amount of claims that have been presented have been averaging about a billion dollars a year over the last three years or so."
While the industry group doesn't comment on specific premiums, Karageorgos said costs will drive prices in the insurance industry.
"When your costs go up, the prices are going to follow. It's like that for a cup of coffee and insurance is the same," he said.
Intact Financial Corp. (TSX:IFC), one of Canada's largest property and casualty insurers, raised premiums by 15 to 20 per cent during the past few months as catastrophic losses and weather-related claims have risen.
The company has also introduced peril-based pricing and changes in the products, and is increasing its push to educate customers on how to limit the impact of storms. Deductibles have also been increased in most provinces, with a base deductible of $1,000 instead of $500.
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"From water to wind, the impacts of climate change coupled with urban growth, aging municipal infrastructure and the greater prevalence of finished basements are posing new challenges to the industry," said Intact spokesman Gilles Gratton.
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"The insurance product must evolve and adapt to reflect emerging climate change risks and ensure the home insurance product is sustainable, to ensure its availability and affordability across the country for the long term."
Catastrophic losses insured by Intact over the last three years represented between 10 per cent and 20 per cent of Intact's total claims costs in personal property, Gratton added, noting that water damage, wind and hail claims now represent more than 50 per cent of the company's insured losses in personal property.
According to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, the amount of insured damage resulting from extreme weather in Canada grew from less of $200 million in 2006 to $1.2 billion in 2012.
In the past year, the combination of massive flooding in Alberta in June and a one-day torrential rainfall in Toronto in July brought the overall amount of insured property damages across Canada to $3 billion.
The ice storm that crippled Toronto and other parts of Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces over the Christmas holiday left thousands of people without electricity for days. Frigid temperatures from a system dubbed a"'polar vortex" suspended and delayed flights earlier this week in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa.
It's still too early to say how much the deep freeze will cost, but Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, said the latest storms are part of an ongoing pattern that should alert homeowners.
"It's just been five horrendous years in a row," McGillivray said.
"We think this is the way it's going to be going forward. It doesn't mean we're going to have really bad years every year, but it does mean that they're no longer going to be rare."


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Women who are obese during pregnancy may be at increased risk of giving birth too early, a new study from Sweden suggests.
In the study, obese women were more likely than normal-weight women to give birth to extremely premature babies those born between 22 and 27 weeks of pregnancy. (Pregnancy typically lasts 40 weeks.)
In addition, the more obese a woman was, the greater her risk of preterm birth was, the study found. For women with severe obesity defined as having a body mass index (BMI) between 35 and 39.9 the risk doubled, and for women with extreme obesity (a BMI of 40 or higher), the risk was triple that faced by normal-weight women (those with a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9).
Although these increases in risk were considerable, very few babies are born this prematurely. Most obese women in the study did not give birth to extremely premature babies.
In the study, extremely premature birth occurred in 0.17 percent of normal-weight women, 0.21 percent of overweight women, 0.27 percent of mildly obese women, 0.35 percent of severely obese women and 0.52 percent of extremely obese women.
Still, "considering the high morbidity and mortality among extremely preterm infants, even small absolute differences in risks will have consequences for infant health and survival," the researchers wrote in the June 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The study found an association, and cannot prove a cause-effect link between obesity and premature birth. However, the findings agree with the results of previous studies that have also shown such a link.
Obesity is known to increase the risk of "medically indicated" premature birth that is, premature birth that is deliberately initiated by doctors, with a cesarean section or by inducing labor. This is because obesity increases the risk of medical disorders in pregnancy, such as preeclampsia and gestational diabetes.
However, the new study also found a link between severe obesity and spontaneous extremely premature birth.
The study examined information from more than 1.5 million births in Sweden between 1992 and 2010. Overall, about 5 percent of babies were born prematurely (before 37 weeks of pregnancy), including 4.36 percent who were moderately premature (between 32 and 36 weeks), 0.47 percent who were very premature (between 28 and 31 weeks) and 0.23 percent who were extremely premature.
The findings still need to be confirmed in other populations, the researchers said.
Because obesity in pregnancy can increase the risk of health problems for the mother and the baby, experts recommend that obese women limit their weight in pregnancy. The Institute of Medicine recommends normal-weight women gain 25 to 35 lbs. during pregnancy, overweight women gain 15 to 25 lbs. and obese women gain 11 to 20 lbs.
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'Peanuts' Movie Teaser, Images Promise All The Snoopy You Could Want And 'No Twerking'
Charles Schulz's much beloved, long-running comic strip Peanuts is coming to theaters in a new, all CGI film in November 2015, and fans got their first look Tuesday via a few images and a 60-second teaser from Blue Sky Studios.
From the looks of it, fans should probably feel pretty encouraged. Not only do the movie characters look a whole heck of a lot like Schulz's comic designs (or at least 3D versions thereof), but the teaser indicates that the unforgettable Vince Guaraldi music that accompanied Peanuts TV specials for decades will be used. Check out the teaser and images after the jump!
Schulz's son Craig and grandson Bryan are credited as co-writers of the film, along with collaborator Cornelius Uliano. Steve Martino, whose last feature was Ice Age: Continental Drift, will direct.
Some critics have worried that the movie won't honor Charles Schulz's original work, and that may bear out, but at least it looks like they got the look right. And the sort of stop-motion feel of the animation is pretty cool, too.
In an interview with USA Today, producer Paul Feig calmed fears that some of the more obnoxious aspects of big budget CG animated films would find a way into the film stating, "Snoopy will not be rapping, no one will be twerking, we're in good hands."
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Beginning with the 2015 model year, all new Honda automobiles will be covered by a 24-hour nationwide roadside assistance program for the 3-year/36,000 mile new vehicle limited warranty term. The 2015 Fit and Pilot are the first vehicles in Honda's lineup to benefit from this upgrade to Honda's customer service program.
The program features a comprehensive list of roadside assistance services, including lockout service, fuel delivery and towing, plus reimbursement for trip interruption1 and assistance for alternate transportation2, hotel reservations2 and more. With the Honda Roadside Assistance service, if a driver experiences a problem while on the road, they can call the program's toll-free telephone number (866-864-5211) 24 hours a day, seven days a week from anywhere in the United States, Puerto Rico or Canada. So, should an owner suffer a lost key or their Honda run out of fuel, get a flat tire, require a jump start or need to be winched or towed, Honda Roadside Assistance will dispatch a service vehicle to perform one or more of these necessary services:
- Assist the owner in unlocking the vehicle4
- Deliver fuel3
- Change a flat tire with the Honda vehicle's spare
- Assist with use of the Tire Repair Kit (TRK)
- Jump a battery
- Winch the vehicle
- Arrange to transport the vehicle to the nearest Honda dealership.
Additional program benefits include trip interruption reimbursement, alternate transportation2, hotel reservations2, airline information, message relay and directory assistance. Honda Roadside Assistance provides reimbursement consideration for up to $300 in expenses incurred during the first three days following a vehicle disablement that occurs 100 miles or more away from the Honda owner's primary residence1. This is to cover such costs as food, lodging, alternate transportation, a rental vehicle and/or commercial transportation. Upon request, Honda Roadside Assistance will attempt to secure a rental vehicle or taxi for the Honda owner and will assist in locating emergency lodging when away from home. The service can also provide information such as airline flight times and fares plus enhanced directory assistance for the location of nearby service stations, ATMs, banks, etc., including telephone numbers, addresses and directions. Should an emergency arise, Honda Roadside Assistance will attempt to contact persons for whom telephone numbers are provided, such as the owner's spouse or workplace, in order to relay important messages.
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1The total Trip Interruption benefit is $300; $100 per day for three days maximum. Costs for reuniting the Honda owner with the vehicle are included in the total of $300 maximum benefit.
2Any third party costs (such as vehicle rental, taxi, lodging, flight fares, etc.) associated with the rendering of the Trip Continuation Services shall be borne by the driver requesting such service.
3Two gallons provided, not to exceed twice in a calendar year. Requires VIN at time of service request.
4The program covers owners up to $100 for emergency lockout services.
Cross Country Motor Club, Inc. (CCMC) acts merely as a dispatcher or referral service to persons or entities who provide the actual service. These persons and/or entities are independent contractors. Accordingly, CCMC assumes no responsibility for the acts, errors, omissions, negligence, malfeasance or misfeasance of such persons and/or entities. All persons availing themselves of this benefit of Honda Roadside Assistance are to look solely to such persons and/or entities for liability arising in connection therewith, and not to CCMC. Honda Roadside Assistance services are provided through Cross Country Motor Club, Inc., Medford, MA 02155, except in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Wisconsin and Wyoming, where services are provided through Cross Country Motor Club of California, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360. Honda reserves the right to limit services or reimbursements to an owner or driver when, in the judgment of Honda, the claims become excessive in frequency or type of occurrence. Honda also reserves the right to alter or withdraw the Honda Roadside Assistance program at any time without notice.
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According to a Pilates teacher who is a member of the PEERtrainer community, not only is the Total Gym great for pilates, but in many ways is actually is a pilates machine!
Here is the email that we were sent this morning in response to the interview we did with the good folks who run Total Gym.
"I am loving your program and have gotten such great information and assistance, PEERtrainer is well organized and overflowing with helpful articles and inspiration.
I wanted to address the Total Gym recommendation because I am a Pilates teacher and I know that there is a lot of misinformation out there about Pilates, what it is and what it can do for you.
Pilates is a system of exercise as well as a way to live and move, it is meant to be applied to everything you do throughout your day, weight lifting, dancing, sports etc... whatever you do in your daily life you can do with "spontaneous zest and pleasure" in Joseph Pilates words, if you apply the Principles of Pilates.
So I just wanted to add my two cents after watching the Total Gym video. The Total Gym is really a brilliant reworking of the Pilates Reformer designed by Joseph Pilates in the 30's and updated with new materials and put on an angle. The exercises that you do on the Total Gym are basically Pilates exercises. (our emphasis)
The apparatus is meant to assist you in doing the exercises with proper alignment, breath and connection to your center/core or what Pilates called your "Powerhouse". This will keep your musculature balanced and keep you from overworking your external muscles without the support of your deep spinal muscles.
I imagine the instructions that come with the Total Gym encourage you to connect to your center but in my experience many people have very little idea how to locate and engage those muscles if they have not been using them, especially if they are just beginning a fitness regimen as many of your clients may be. This can lead to injury and frustration.
I would recommend that anyone beginning a workout program on the Total Gym make an appointment with a certified Pilates instructor so they can figure out how to work from their core. Even one session could make a huge difference and hopefully lead to a lifetime of safe and correct healthy movement. Thanks for listening, it is my passion so it's hard not to share."
Very interesting email, and it is great to hear this perspective. Overall the response and feedback has been very positive. One person wrote this in the comments section of our interview with Total Gym:
"I can absolutely and unconditionally recommend the Total Gym. The advertisements are accurate. I use it for 30-45 minutes a day, 5-6 days a week and it gives me a terrific strength and aerobic workout. I'm 54 years old, stand 6'-4" and have maintained my weight at around 195 lbs for the past several years because of this piece of equipment. It's definitely worth the investment."
We actually looked up the email address of the person who made this comment and can confirm that he has been a member of the PEERtrainer community for a while.


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Sakai loves humor writing and has a knack for injecting her wit into content like blog posts, television promos, creative writing, product descriptions and ads. She writes extensively for the following genres:
* Travel
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* Beauty and Fashion
* Home Design
* Garden
* Personal Relationships
* TV and Film
Sakai is passionate - some might say "a little bit crazy" - about interior design and is frequently called upon by friends to make over rooms in their homes. She'll consider herself to have made it when she is given the keys and asked to do an entire home. Right now, she's content with the single-room jobs she's getting on a pretty regular basis.
She is a member of several writing groups in NYC, including a screenwriters' group and a budding novelists group. Her favorite books are those featuring really sarcastic but really friendly heroes and heroines as well as the types of books that need to be read with all of the lights in the house turned on, even in the daytime.
She has an unhealthy obsession with TV dramas and can often be found watching and dissecting episodes of Dexter, Sherlock Holmes, Luther, The Good Wife and Game of Thrones.
Sakai studied political science at NYU. She was certain that she was going to take the LSAT and become a corporate attorney for some tony NY or Washington law firm. While at school, she realized that most of her time was spent hanging out with friends at Tisch school of the Arts. She ended up taking the LSAT, scoring well and working at a corporate law firm as a paralegal for one year. She was reluctantly applying for law schools when she scored the job of a lifetime with Jon Stewart. It was low-paying and had crazy hours and she had the time of her life. She never looked back.
Sakai has more than a passing interest in writing about food and drink. She's an obsessed foodie who's the first to try every beautifully photographed recipe that comes across the web. She writes articles about things like how to boil the perfect egg to how to make the perfect banh rau cau. Her culinary interestes are as diverse as the local food movement in NYC and the Indian restaurant scene in Cape Town.
Sakai is passionate about health, and she writes articles that people can turn to when they want to get healthy or stay healthy. Whether it's an article about learning how to develop a heart-healthy diet or one about which vitamins to use for which ailment, Sakai writes them all. Her well-researched articles are informative without being dry or boring.
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Growing giant sunflowers, building the perfect greenhouse, choosing the right Japanese maple for your garden...these are just the tip of the iceberg (lettuce?) when it comes to the types of gardening articles that Sakai has written. She is a budding urban gardener who believes that fresh produce and beautiful flowers can be grown anywhere, and she loves to encourage others to develop their gardening chops as well. Her horticultural, landscaping and gardening articles are well-researched and easy to understand, and they're designed to encourage people to pick up a spade and grow green!
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The California districts that won a special reprieve from portions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act are falling short on several key pieces of their waiver agreement, and, in some areas, made major changes to their plan without first getting permission from the U.S. Department of Education.
In an undated monitoring report posted on the website of the California Office to Reform Education (or CORE, as the coalition of districts is called), Education Department officials flag several problems with the districts' adherence to the first-of-its-kind waiver. They include delays and changes to how the districts are dealing with their lowest-achieving schools. (I searched for the monitoring report on ed.gov, and it's either buried somewhere or not yet published.)
The CORE districts that won the waiver late last summer are Fresno, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Sanger, San Francisco, and Santa Ana. Sacramento was also part of the original group, but withdrew from participation earlier this spring over deep divisions that the waiver had caused between the district and its teachers' union.
Earlier this month, CORE requested an extension of the one-year reprieve for the seven remaining districts, and along with it, a delayed timeline for fully implementing teacher-evaluation systems (which will be unique to each district but with shared guidelines) by the 2016-17 school year. That timeline is outside what the Education Department has greenlighted for any state waiver recipient, with the exception of Illinois, where the waiver was hung up on the issue for over a year.
As part of its review of the CORE waiver, Education Department officials visited four of the eight districts in February: Fresno, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Sacramento (which dropped out two months later).
Among the issues flagged by the monitors:
- The fact that not all CORE districts are submitting local data to an agreed-upon third-party vendor that in turn, was to aggregate and provide regular reports;
- Concerns over some districts' lack of transparency with respect to the requirements of participating in the CORE waiver (a problem, as already noted, in Sacramento and also in Fresno);
- A too-weak district-to-district review process, which is meant to be a key part of ensuring that districts adhere to the principles in the waiver;
- A CORE school-rating system, which was to heavily weigh nonacademic factors as part of a school's grade, that has yet to be fully developed;
- Districts falling short on pledges to pair the most-struggling schools with coaching teams from high-performing schools with similar demographics; and
- Major changes to strategies (without prior approval) for improving "focus" schools that struggle with closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.
The CORE waiver monitoring report comes less than a year after the districts got their relief from some mandates of the NCLB law, so it's not too surprising that the districts, like many states with waivers, are struggling to implement all that was promised in the original plan. In its recent request for an extension of the waiver, the CORE districts outline how they are responding to several of the issues raised in the monitoring report.
There have also been some significant leadership changes in some of the districts that likely have had some impact on waiver implementation, or, in the case of Sacramento, participation. Both Oakland and Sacramento have new superintendents since the waiver was granted, and Los Angeles Unified lost its second-in-command, Jaime Aquino, who was deputy superintendent.


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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a copyright infringement case involving textbooks resold on eBay. The outcome could have lasting effects for those who sell products in the U.S. that were made abroad.
The case centers around Thai student Supap Kirtsaeng, who partially financed his education in U.S. universities by reselling textbooks on eBay. Kirtsaeng had friends and family buy copies of the international version of some textbooks in Asia, where the nearly identical editions were cheaper. He then resold them online at a profit.
Publisher John Wiley & Sons sued Kirtsaeng on copyright infringement charges and the jury ruled in favor of Wiley, finding that Kirtsaeng sold eight of the publisher's textbooks without permission. The jury awarded Wiley US$600,000 in the case, and the Supreme Court is now considering Kirtsaeng's appeal.
Kirstsaeng's attorneys argue that once the books were bought legally, he owned them and was free to do what he wanted, including resell them. That rule currently exists for products made in the United States and is often referred to as the "first-sale doctrine." For instance, if someone purchases an American-made CD, they are free to sell or lend it or give it away.
Wiley won its case in the lower court, though, based mainly on one phrase in section 109 of the Copyright Act. It states the first-sale doctrine applies to products "lawfully made under this title." In the original case, the court found that items made outside the U.S. were not manufactured under domestic laws and therefore still belonged to the owner of the copyright, in this case Wiley.
Antiquated Law?
The Supreme Court is considering arguments about whether that decision should be upheld, or if the first-sale doctrine should also apply to items made overseas. It's a question that needs to be answered as the world is getting smaller and the publishing industry expands its borders, said Los Angeles attorney Jonathan Kirsch.
"The publishing industry is globalizing," he told the E-Commerce Times. "This is a battle to determine whether the first-sale doctrine is an antique and obsolete legal concept in a global and digital age, or if it still has some life and utility. It's a question as to whether the laws of the U.S. can reach beyond the U.S. borders to illegalize something abroad that would be perfectly legal here."
This case highlights the struggle of a paper-age industry to stay relevant in a digital era, said Kirsch.
"The fact that this case was filed and has gone all the way to the Supreme Court is just another measure of how distressed the American publishing industry truly is," he noted. "It's a sign the old measure of the industry is endangered, and they are now having to fight these new fights."
Which Way?
The last time the Supreme Court heard a similar case, a 2010 lawsuit involving Costco and Omega, Justice Elena Kagan recused herself and the court was divided 4-4. She heard the case Monday, and her potentially deciding vote could lean toward Wiley, said James Hetz, attorney at Hetz, Jones & Goldberg.
"I do believe the Supreme Court will rule in favor of the publisher in this case," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Quite simply, the U.S. Copyright law does not apply to acts occurring outside of its territory."
Kirtsaeng's legal team argued in court Monday that a copyright infringement law that places too many restrictions on foreign-made items could have wide-ranging consequences.
Some of the justices and members of Kirtsaeng's legal team brought up potential examples of the harm that would result from an overreaching law. Would a music teacher be allowed to play a Beethoven record for her class if it happened to have been made in Asia? Could someone buy a book from overseas and give it as a gift? Would a library be prohibited from lending or reselling the volumes it bought from abroad?
With such strong control over copyrighted material that was made abroad, manufacturers would have a greater incentive to move jobs overseas., Kirtsaeng's team also argued.
New Times, New Laws
It is senseless to get into hypotheticals, argued Wiley's attorneys, who urged the court simply to consider the case at hand. The publisher's legal team is correct on that count, said Kirsch.
Libraries and educational settings will continue to have certain copyright privileges, he noted, so the larger question is how the publishing industry will cope as the global marketplace expands. No matter which way it decides the Wiley case, he predicted, the Supreme Court can expect to hear another one involving digital copyright protections in the near future.
"Right now they're debating whether the first-sale doctrine applies to products made overseas, but soon these arguments are going to be made about digital copies," he pointed out. "The rationale behind the first-sale doctrine is that a publisher selling a brand-new book can have it be more valuable than the next seller, but that doesn't apply in the digital age. Once again, the question will be whether this is an antique idea or if the industry needs it."


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August 15, 2012
Too Soon!!!
I've been around long enough to witness Seahawks QB controversies from Zorn v Krieg all the way through Jackson v Whitehurst, and frankly they are as much a part of Seahawks history as 9-7 seasons and enemy false starts at our home games.With that sort of perspective it doesn't surprise me that a vocal subset of Twelves are clamoring for Russell Wilson to supplant Matt Flynn- But it does make the bile rise in my gullet. Really, guys? Already??
Before I really get a rant going, I'd like to point out the almost blinding bright side to this: Our QB play is almost certainly going to be vastly improved in 2012, and it's a decent bet that EITHER Flynn or Wilson will emerge as that mythical, Ogopogo-esque beast: The Quarterback of the Future. That's fucking awesome, my friends.
Even though it's not official, Matt Flynn is clearly being prepped to start at Glendale on Kickoff Weekend. He's performed well enough in camp and our first preseason game to have earned that job. Beyond that, Tarvaris Jackson has maxed out his skill set and Russell Wilson is a rookie 3rd round pick who is not ready to lead a playoff-caliber team. Matt Flynn is just the right mix of demonstrated ability and untapped potential, and he's flashed enough in Renton so far to make him the ONLY choice for QB1 right now.
Weirdly enough, this might not be the majority opinion among Seahawks fans- I've seen legions of them pointing at Russell Wilson and screaming "NOW! NOW! NOW!" like they were Veruca Fucking Salt and RW was a Oompa-Loopa. Why? Because he went all Madden Rookie Mode on a bunch of Titans defenders destined for jobs in the CFL or various Arena Leagues? Because he's a better "story" than Flynn? Because (holy shit I've actually seen people say this) he reminds you of Tim Tebow somehow? BARF. Stop it. For the love of fuck, STOP IT.
I'm very excited by Russell Wilson's potential, and I think he's got a VERY good chance at being an excellent NFL QB someday... and if the Seahawks were rebuilding and not shooting for a playoff run right now, maybe I'd be more open to the idea of throwing Wilson out there week 1 and seeing how he responds. Seattle isn't shooting for 6-10, though- They are shooting for (wait for it) #10winsandaplayoffspot. Tossing Wilson out there now could fuck up our season AND RW's career over the long-term.
Here's how Wilson would get out on field this season: A) Matt Flynn sucks. B) Matt Flynn is injured. C) The Seahawks are hopelessly out of playoff contention. Fuck ALL that. All those options all sound like utter shit. Let's remember why we signed Matt Flynn in the first place: If everything clicks into place for the dude, he could be Hasselbeck 2.0. If that's the QB that Flynn grows into, we'll be a Super Bowl contender for a nice, healthy stretch of time with him under center and all us Twelves will be wearing #15 jerseys. We should ALL want that, even if it means Wilson never gets to start and we ship him out of town for a draft pick in a couple of years. If you are rooting for Flynn to falter in Denver so Wilson has a better chance to start (and I know you fuckers are out there- I've seen that crap play out before in this fan base), kindly piss off.
What do you think, sirs? Care to try to convince me that Wilson should start? Don't give me that "he deserves a shot" bullshit either- I got enough of that from Charlie Whitehurst's disciples last year.
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Awesome blog! Awesome Story! Thank God Someone has the fucking nerve to say it. The best side is, this is win-win for now. But a quarterback beating up on the titans "C" team doesnt mean he should start. Let him sit, play it safe with Flynn, let the ROOKIE learn the system. Heaven forbid a rookie sit on the bench for a year. Since Rodgers and Rivers started their first year, oh wait, no they didnt. They sat behind some pretty awesome dudes and learned the fucking system!! Done here!
- August 15, 2012 at 3:40 PM
- Jeff said...
Preach on brother! Love your blog man, and i agree completely. Keep up the good work and go hawks!!
- August 15, 2012 at 11:27 PM
- neurocell said...
What's been really weird this week is that a lot of guys that cover, and KNOW, the Seahawks are calling for restraint in rookie love.
I like Russell Wilson, and think that he should start. Just not now. I don't know Wilson's learning curve, but I don't want him to get pushed too fast, and lose the "je ne sais quoi" that every qb needs. From an outsider's point of view, I don't think he could, but I'd rather not take that chance. Too many qbs have been pushed too fast, and that caused irreparable damage. I am so against doing that to Wilson, that I think Tavaris Jackson should be the Hawks back up.
If Flynn were to get hurt, I'd prefer to see Jackson play versus Wilson. Jackson has one huge... No, HUGE knock against him; he is unable to lead a comeback. But Jackson can win games if he's able to play from ahead. Wilson might be able to engineer a comeback, but he could also lose a game, whereas Jackson won't. Tavaris Jackson has basically played as well as he is going to, but right now, a healthy Jackson is better than an untested rookie in Wilson.
Wilson will be the starter within two years, unless Flynn becomes all-pro. If Wilson doesn't get the chance because of Flynn taking us to Super Bowl wins, then I'm happy. Actually I'm a NAMBLA member working as a security guard at an elementary school happy. I guess when the Seahawks win the Super Bowl I'll be euphoric, and unless the qb leading the Hawks to that win is a criminal, I'll be ecstatic whomever it is. - August 16, 2012 at 12:41 PM
- JohnnyB said...
I have another perspective. From this view, the QB play might very well not improve much. From this view the QB relies on the rest of his offense to succeed because football is a team game. If you don't have much time to pass or open targets to throw to you'd better have HOF talent or you're going to look bad. This is why Jackson looked bad. This is why Flynn hasn't looked so good. This is why Wilson is going to have a tough time looking good when he plays with teamates who are overmatched against opponents' starters.
- August 22, 2012 at 10:31 AM
- dave crockett said...
Love your stuff DKSB, but you really are begging the question on this one.
Flynn has been "groomed" to start insofar as he's been given the inside lane to the starting job. But, he was never declared the starter. So it's not exactly fair to frame him as an incumbent who is being unseated. He has he been unable to run away and hide from Wilson (TO drops notwithstanding) despite a TON of pre-season snaps.
That's really not a knock on Flynn as much as it is a feather in Wilson's cap.
I'd argue that if you really think Flynn should be the guy, this Wilson start is what you want. If Wilson doesn't wrest the starting job from Flynn now then the QB "controversy" is over (as far as the team is concerned). Naming Flynn starter without Wilson having received any snaps with the starters does nothing but embolden the "Wilson or bust" crowd.
I think Carroll and Bevell will be looking for some specific things in Wilson's start. They already know he can dazzle when the play breaks down. What they need to know is whether Wilson can consistently stand tall in the pocket, step up into the right throwing lanes, and deliver the ball on time? I have some doubts whether he can, and I bet the staff does too.
This way, the staff knows what he can and cannot do (right now) BEFORE the games start to count. I don't see a downside here. - August 22, 2012 at 10:37 AM


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Telling your local council
Street parties on quiet streets that don't affect the wider road network count as small events. If you're planning a small event for neighbours, apply to hold a street party through your local council.
Tell your council about your event 4 to 12 weeks before it happens.
Tell your council:
- the date and time of the party or event
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Google smartwatch: Will it be an 'iPhone moment' for wearables?
By tying its prospective smartwatch to its Now virtual assistant, Google may give its wearable a reason to exist, and by extension, give the public a reason to rally behind a still unproven device.
Despite all the promises, smartwatches remain an acquired taste. Yes, there's a market but one that largely caters to the likes of health junkies and early adopters.
Fitness bands are cheap and light but too minimalist. Samsung's Galaxy Gear is all brawn but lacks device compatibility and email support. And the Pebble, one of the first true-blue smartwatches, is still trying to build an app ecosystem the way that Google and Apple did for their smartphones. It's an uphill battle for Pebble, the smartwatch darling, and it won't get any easier when those tech titans join the fray.
There's wide agreement that the smartwatch market one day will undergo its magic moment where the debut of a device hits the right spot between form, function, and price point and electrifies a somnolent market. But, while the drumbeat of product rumors is getting louder all the time, it's still unclear which company will invent a smartwatch that has the sort of transformational impact that the iPhone had on the mobile phone business.
The latest report, however, indicates that Google may soon get a chance to try.
Google Now: A smartwatch's killer feature?
Google's upcoming product is said to be just months away from mass production and the company is placing its bets on its Google Now virtual assistant, a wholly different strategy than other smartwatch makers. By focusing on functionality and a pre-existing platform -- not exclusively design -- Google reportedly is banking on its ability to make a watch that is less an expensive accessory to a smartphone and more a device with a unique utility in its own right. The thinking would be that Google Now, with its ability to improve its accuracy and deliver information it thinks we want to see, could be the smartwatch selling point we've been waiting for.
"If you can put useful information and tailor the service so it's producing info that people want to access on their wrists, then you may have a breakout product," said Steve Blum, president of telecommunications and digital media consultancy firm Tellus Ventures Associates. "That to me is pretty interesting. The iPhone wouldn't have been the iPhone without the apps and the data connectivity and all the things you can now all of sudden do with it."
CNET contacted Google for comment and will update this post when there is more information.
Designing around an information delivery system is a strategy that Google has used to its advantage elsewhere with the company creating products, such as Android phones and notebooks, that contribute to the growth in the number of people using its services -- especially search.
"Paying several hundred dollars for something with novelty value at this stage isn't in the cards for most folks," Blum said. "But linking it to a data service, Google is creating that need."
If Google throws its weight behind its virtual assistant software and tries to ditch the accessory moniker, Google has the opportunity to tackle a key pricing issue that plagues wrist-worn wearables: many people don't wear watches anymore or only wear inexpensive disposables.
"My opinion personally is that I believe Google Now is fantastic," said Myriam Joire, Pebble's recently-hired product evangelist and a former Engadget editor. "I think it's amazing and I think it's going to be a competitive advantage," she added, noting that smartwatch makers need to be invested in their ecosystem.
"With Pebble, the cross-platform aspect is really important," she said. "We have strengths nobody else has been able to breach," adding that cross-platform functionality is coupled the Pebble's battery life and water-proof body to make for the most consumer-friendly smartwatch on the market, but still one that functions "as an accessory, companion experience."
We're at a point where Google could forgo extraneous and costly design elements -- the Gear's large screen or the Pebble's multi-colored options -- if it manages to market the watch as something people will find uniquely useful. In other words, if its cheap and powerful and looks even halfway decent, Google's smartwatch could render the alternatives undesirable. The Gear, for instance, is at the moment nothing more than a decently designed but currently app-less $300 piece of tech jewelry, so the battle wouldn't be hard-fought.
Still, aesthetics are important -- if not potentially paramount -- with wearables. The Galaxy Note 3 may be larger than your face, but if you love a big screen to watch video and play games, it's size is not a problem because it sits in your purse or slides into a back pocket. A watch, on the other hand, can't be too heavy or clunky, nor can it involve any substantial trade-offs if it's to be physically attached to us at all hours of the day. That's another reason why many wearable watchers like Blum believe that the market for geek fashion statements is limited -- barring something "wow."
Sarah Rottman Epps, a senior analyst at Forrester Research, thinks design is perhaps the biggest hurdle because of its intrinsic relationship with the battery life of small devices.
"Smartwatches are big, honking ugly devices, and I have yet to see one that a woman would ever wear," she said definitively. "For Google's watch to succeed, it needs to not only show it's a software company, but that it's a first class hardware company."
For Rottman Epps, that means factoring in fashion without sacrificing battery life, a combination she thinks could still be years away. "Consumers want it all," she said. "They want great battery life, they want fashion, they want great software and they want it for a really good price. We haven't seen a smart watch yet that hits on those."
She noted that software and connectivity are getting better, "but if you're putting a LCD screen on your wrist, it eats battery life and it also makes the design really clunky. No one has a golden solution for battery life."
Google's reportedly working to make a device which requires fewer battery charges, though it's too soon to make any guess as to what it thinks of as an acceptable level of battery life for a screen-equipped smartwatch.
A Google Glass approach is still a win for Android
There's also the slight possibility that Google's smartwatch is not meant to compete with the Galaxy Gear, the Pebble, or any fitness offering.
Google has demonstrated in the past that it doesn't care whether it makes a product that will sell if it's merely interested in the idea itself. If it wants more people on the Web using Google products, it will go out and offer affordable fiber-optic Internet or air balloon Wi-Fi.
Or if Google sees an opportunity for hyper-specific technology to trickle down into the mainstream -- Google Glass being the most famous example -- it will kickoff an entire movement just to see what things like augmented reality and head-mounted displays can conceivably do for consumer technology at large. If that were the case, Google could be making something radically functional, but not meant for the everyday consumer.
"I wonder how interested Google is in actually making the product instead of just stirring up the market and demonstrating what it can do," posited Blum.
Google Glass's Explorer edition is barely usable throughout an entire day because of battery life issues, and has yet to provide unique utility beyond an exuberant tech status symbol. But it was proof that optic-based wearable technology wasn't restricted to science fiction any longer. Google's watch could be the most accurate and smartest voice assistant on the planet, but everything else about it -- from its design to its price -- could very well make for the opposite of the "iPhone for smartwatches" the mass market is hungering after.
Still, the watch is undoubtedly Android-driven and so whatever form it takes will prove to be a boon to the open-source ecosystem that Google wants to promote. That's a strategy Google's increasingly more comfortable with.
"They'll build the stuff," Blum noted. "But they'd really prefer that others did it for them." This time, it seems, Google may not be willing to let Apple be the first to earn credit for doing it right.
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Magnetic Resonance Angiogram (MRA)
Test Overview
A magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA) is a type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan that uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to provide pictures of blood vessels inside the body. In many cases MRA can provide information that can't be obtained from an X-ray, ultrasound, or computed tomography (CT) scan.
MRA can find problems with the blood vessels that may be causing reduced blood flow. With MRA, both the blood flow and the condition of the blood vessel walls can be seen. The test is often used to look at the blood vessels that go to the brain, kidneys, and legs. Information from an MRA can be saved and stored on a computer for further study. Photographs of selected views can also be made.
During MRA, the area of the body being studied is placed inside an MRI machine. Contrast material is often used during MRA to make blood vessels show up more clearly.
Why It Is Done
A magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA) is done to look for:
- A bulge (aneurysm), clot, or the buildup of fat and calcium deposits (stenosis caused by plaque) in the blood vessels leading to the brain.
- An aneurysm or tear (dissection) in the aorta, which carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
- Narrowing (stenosis) of the blood vessels leading to the heart, lungs, kidneys, or legs.
How To Prepare
Before a magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA), tell your doctor and the MRI technologist if you:
- Are allergic to any medicines. The contrast material used for MRA does not contain iodine. If you know that you are allergic to the contrast material used for MRA, tell your doctor before having another test.
- Are or might be pregnant.
- Have any metal implanted in your body. This information helps your doctor know if the test is safe for you. Tell your doctor if you have:
- Heart and blood vessel devices such as a coronary artery stent, pacemaker, ICD (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator), or metal heart valve.
- Metal pins, clips, or metal parts in your body, including artificial limbs and dental work or braces.
- Any other implanted medical device, such as a medicine infusion pump.
- Cosmetic metal implants, such as in your ears.
- Have an intrauterine device (IUD) in place. An IUD may prevent you from having the MRA test done.
- Become very nervous in small spaces. You need to lie very still inside the MRI machine, so you may need to have the test done with open MRI equipment. It is not as confining as standard MRI machines. You may need medicine to help you relax. Some blood vessels may not be seen clearly with an open MRI scanner.
- Have any other health conditions, such as kidney problems or sickle cell anemia, that may prevent you from having an MRA using contrast material.
- Wear any medicine patches. The MRI may cause a burn at the patch site.
For some abdominal MRI tests, you may be asked to not eat or drink before the test.
You may need to arrange for someone to drive you home after the test, if you are given a medicine (sedative) to help you relax.
If you are having blood flow studies, do not use tobacco products and do not eat or drink (including alcohol or caffeinated beverages) for 2 hours before the test. Do not take iron supplements on the day of the test.
You may be asked to sign a consent form that says you understand the risks of the test and agree to have it done.
Talk to your doctor about any concerns you have regarding the need for the test, its risks, how it will be done, or what the results will mean. To help you understand the importance of this test, fill out the medical test information form( What is a PDF document? ).
How It Is Done
A magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA) test is usually done by a magnetic resonance image (MRI) technologist. The test is done in an MRI machine. The resulting pictures are usually interpreted by a radiologist. But some other types of doctors can also interpret an MRA scan.
Before the test
- Remove all metal objects, such as hearing aids, dentures, jewelry, watches, hairpins, wigs, and eyeglasses, from your body because these objects may be attracted to the powerful magnet used for the test. If you have had a car crash or an accident while working with metal, it is possible that you have metal fragments in your head, eyes, skin, or spine. An X-ray may be taken before the MRA to see if you can have the test.
- Take off all or most of your clothes, depending on which area is examined. You may be allowed to keep on your underwear if it does not get in the way. You will be given a cloth or paper covering to use during the test.
- You may be given a sedative if you are nervous or you do not think you can lie still for the test.
During the test
- You will lie on your back on a table that is part of the MRI scanner.
- If you are cold or uncomfortable, you may want to ask for a pillow or blanket.
- Your head, chest, and arms may be held with straps to help you remain still.
- The table will slide into a space that contains the magnet. Depending on the part of your body to be examined, your head, limbs (such as your legs), or your entire body will be moved into the center of the magnet.
- Inside the scanner, you may hear a fan and feel air moving. You may also hear tapping or thumping noises as the MRA scans are taken. You may want to ask for ear plugs to reduce the noise.
- It is important to hold completely still while the scan is being done. Otherwise, repeat scans may be needed.
- You may be asked to hold your breath for short periods of time.
- You may be alone in the scanner room. But the technologist will watch you through an observation window, and you will be able to talk to him or her through an intercom.
If contrast material is needed, the technologist will put it in an IV in your arm. The material may be given over 1 to 2 minutes. Then more MRI scans are done.
An MRA test usually takes 30 to 90 minutes but can take as long as 2 hours.
How It Feels
You won't have pain from the magnetic field or radio waves used for the MRI test. The table you lie on may feel hard and the room may be cool. You may be tired or sore from lying in one position for a long time.
Some people feel discomfort or anxiety (claustrophobia) inside the MRI magnet. If this keeps you from lying still, you can be given a sedative to help you relax. Open MRI machines are less confining than standard MRI and may be helpful if you are claustrophobic.
If a contrast material is used, you may feel some coolness when it is put into your IV. In rare cases, you may feel:
- A tingling feeling in the mouth if you have metal dental fillings.
- Warmth in the area being examined. This is normal. Tell the technologist if you have nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, pain, burning, or breathing problems.
There is a slight risk of having an allergic reaction if contrast material is used during the MRA scan. Most reactions can be controlled using medicine.
An MRI can cause a burn with some medicine patches. Be sure to tell your doctor if you are wearing a patch.
A dye (contrast material) that contains gadolinium may be used in this test. Be sure to tell your doctor if:
- You are pregnant or think you may be pregnant.
- You have kidney problems.
- You've had more than one test that used gadolinium.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has safety warnings about gadolinium. But for most people, the benefit of its use in this test outweighs the risk.
If you breastfeed and are concerned about whether the dye used in this test is safe, talk to your doctor. Most experts believe that very little dye passes into breast milk and even less is passed on to the baby. But if you prefer, you can store some of your breast milk ahead of time and use it for a day or two after the test.
A magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA) is a type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan that uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to provide pictures of blood vessels inside the body. The radiologist may talk to you about the results of your MRA right after the test. Complete results are usually available for your doctor in 1 to 2 days.
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The blood vessels look normal and the blood flow through them is not reduced or stopped. No blood clots or large plaque buildup is seen. |
Blood vessel walls are normal. No bleeding, abnormal collections of fluid, blockage in the flow of blood, or bulges in the blood vessels (aneurysms) are present. |
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Partial or complete blockage of a blood vessel may be seen. Blockage may be caused by a blood clot, the buildup of fat and calcium deposits (plaque), or narrowing (stenosis) of the blood vessel. |
A bulge (aneurysm) in the blood vessel wall may be seen. Damage to the wall of a blood vessel may be seen. |
Conventional angiogram or a CT angiogram (computed tomography angiogram) may be needed after MRA if a problem, such as an aneurysm, is found or if surgery may be needed.
What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- Pregnancy. Although the strong magnetic field used for an MRA does not appear to be harmful, MRA usually is not done when you are pregnant. If a view of your belly is needed and you are pregnant, an ultrasound test may be done instead.
- You are using a medical device that contains metal, such as an IUD, a pacemaker, some types of artificial limbs, or medicine infusion pumps. These devices can malfunction or cause problems during an MRA scan.
- Not being able to lie still during the test. The results of MRA may not be accurate if you can't remain still during the test.
- Being overweight and not fitting into the opening of some MRI scanners.
What To Think About
- While MRA is a safe and valuable test for looking at blood vessels inside the body, it is more expensive than other imaging techniques, and it may not be available in all medical centers.
- An advantage of MRA is that no radiation is involved.
- You may be able to have your MRA in an open MRI machine that doesn't enclose your entire body. But open MRI machines aren't available everywhere. The pictures from an open MRI may not be as good as those from a standard MRI machine. Also, these machines may not be able to do all the studies needed to check for problems.
- Open MRI is useful for people who are claustrophobic or obese.
- Conventional angiogram or a CT angiogram (computed tomography angiogram) may be done to double-check abnormal results from the MRA in some types of blood vessels such as the aorta. These tests might be an option especially if surgery is being considered to treat the problem.
- MRA results may show an aneurysm is present when it is not (false-positive). It also may show no aneurysm when one is present (false-negative). MRA is most accurate for larger blood vessels.
Current as of: September 26, 2018
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Rakesh K. Pai, MD – Cardiology, Electrophysiology & E. Gregory Thompson, MD – Internal Medicine & Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD – Family Medicine & George J. Philippides, MD, FACC – Cardiology
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